Strong's Lexicon
G2950
G2950 — κύμβαλον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2950 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κύμβαλον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of the base of G2949 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kumbalon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | koom'-bal-on |
| Meaning: | 1. a "cymbal" (as hollow) |
| KJV Renderings: | cymbal |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κύμβαλον, κυμβαλου, τό (from κυμβος, ὁ, a hollow (cf. cup, cupola, etc.; Vanicek, p. 164)), a cymbal, i. e. a hollow basin of brass, producing (when two are struck together) a musical sound (see B. D., under the word ; Stainer, Music of the Bible, chapter ix.): 1Co 13:1. (1Ch 13:8; 1Ch 15:16; 1Ch 15:19; 1Ch 15:28; Psa 150:5. Pindar, Xenophon, Diodorus, Josephus, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κύμβαλον (cymbal)
1 Corinthians 13:1
- KJV: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity I am become sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal
- GK: εάν ταις γλώσσαις των ανθρώπων λαλώ και των αγγέλων αγάπην δε μη έχω γέγονα χαλκός ηχών η κύμβαλον αλαλάζον